Too bad about brandywine...thought about that when you said you got an email from codemasters (they are the EU distributors)

Don't know if you read this in the book or not, but Kinships are guilds and Fellowships are groups.

Im a champion and haven't really had any problem soloing. From what I hear each class can solo pretty well. Each race has their own starter instance and prologue to the story. It starts out has a small instance, then puts you in a starter area that is seperate from the big world. Once you hit 5 or6 depending on when you finish the prologue you will enter a larger instance to finish it. And then will be in the full world. All of the races prologues are different and really cool. You should check them all out at some point.

Also unlike wow you get rest experience anytime you logout, you dont have to go to an inn or city.

Also there is a thread in the Turbine forums where people write about the details turbine put into this game from the books, from the biggest to the most obscure. Its a great read if you like the books and th elore. Check it out

http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?t=80048

The monster play starts once you hit level 10 with your regular char. Then it onlocks it on the char selection screen. You can choose form like 6 or 7 monsters (creep)to play as. This is in a specific zone where only this occurs. You are lvl 50 and players (freeps) can only enter this area when the hit lvl 40. As a monster yo can do quests to earn destiny points that you can trade in for new skills and upgrades. The destiny points you get on your freeps or creeps is carried over your whole account. On your freep you can use these things for temp buffs like armor heatlth speed or like dbl exp. There is also something called session play where you can play a troll (creep) or ranger (freep) for 1hr every 24hrs. These are like elite mobs that are really hard to kill. There can only be 2 of them oat a time per server, but it makes things pretty interesting. It's pretty cool check it out.

Anyway glad to see you are gonna try it out! Have fun!

Yeah use the trial...it will get you the extra week...and maybe 14 days since that is what it is now. Glad to have you. Have fun downloading it. :)

I say you should come back. It is a great game and I have never been nored, especially with fishing now. Easy to get groups and ive played for 3 mo. and have only had 1 tell from a gold spammer. This game is great!

Agreed! Though I would love to do the lifetime plan. I decided change to the 9.99/ mo plan. (29.99 every 3 mo.)

Cool. I know there is an unofficial RP server people talk about but don't know what that one is. Brandywine is one of the biggest I hear though so there will be ppl to have fun with. Yeah look me up, remember the name is Tyndum. When you make your char tell me on here too. Cant remember if you can msg on trial. Unless you are on their friend list.

Originally posted by Majestico

 

Originally posted by Evilsam

Since you haven't put forth the effort to even try it for FREE..I would say no,this isn't the game for you

Axtually I did put forth the effort.  I downloaded the client registered, only to find that they key did not work.  In actual fact, I think I shall be purchsing this game on Monday, as from what I have heard, this could be the best MMORPG out there for me.  At least the closest to my perfect MMO that there is.  I hope I am not disappointed.

 

So I am quite excited about playing it.  Is the guidbook worth getting?

I'm glad hope to see you online. If you get on the Brandywine server look me up. Characters name is Tyndum, I'm in a pretty cool very helpful Kinship to if you want to join.

Great news!

or 9.99 a month if you pay for 3 or more months.

Great post Wrym!

With the LOTRO Book 13  update that is live today will make grouping for quests and instances much easier as you can see what people ae on and find them much easier.

Try Lord of the Rings Online. They just extended their trial period to 14 days from 7. It's a great game and has all the things you are looking for. If you want a pet class, the Lore-Master has a pet that attacks.

Try it out, I don't think you will be dissapointed.

http://www.lotro.com

Looking for a great game to play?

There is a 14 day trial now instead of the usual 7day.

http://www.lotro.com

Check it out if you haven't yet.

There is a 14 day trial now instead of the usual 7day.

http://www.lotro.com

Check it out if you haven't yet.

Congrats Turbine...only been here for a couple of months and love it and will be around for many more.

Originally posted by bonzoso21

 

Originally posted by DonnieBrasco

 

Still wondering, what the hell the guy means by "many bugs", or especially by "major issues".

 

I did not see any bugs, not even going as far as "major issues" :) even haters agree that LOTRO had probably the smoothest, most bug-free launch of all MMO's ever.

DB

 

Well, it was an exercise in frustration for Loremasters at least as often as it was fun. And I've never been the loot-obsessed type that rushes to the level cap in order to grind for the best gear, but I DO want my experiences to have a lasting impact, and when I was playing it, LOTRO seemed to be forcing me down a linear road in which adventuring (levelling) was really the only thing to do. Being at level 15 when the game launched didn't help its longevity, either.

I'm a  fan of LOTR, and I wanted to like the MMO so much that I purchased the retail version and convinced friends & family to do so even after getting impressions of mediocrity throughout closed & open beta. When the class I truly wanted to play was still unfinished and half-broken for months after launch and  fixes were still months away, but devs were working diligently on bringing me the ability to play as a chicken, I just thought it might be time to jump ship.

There were many reasons it wasn't the game for me (or my friends), not the least of which is that I'm a jaded MMO vet who's still foolishly searching for "the one" while knowing full well the only things that separate one game from the other is the setting and a few minute details. It certainly isn't Turbine's fault they chose a license so beloved that they really had no chance of doing it justice...15 square kilometers in the least interesting (personal opinion, of course) corner of Middle-Earth is not what I envisioned when Middle-Earth Online was first announced, and I wasn't about to support Turbine for the 5+ years they plan to take to deliver Return of the King content.

Im sorry but I think they did a wonderful job depicting the world. A much better job then I thought they would orginally (before I tried it and thought it eould flop). There is so much they put in from the books, from the obvious to the most obscure, it really is insasne how much detail they put in that 75% of the people that play wont even notice. Being a fan of Tolkien really helps the immersion in this game but even if you are not it still is beautiful to behold.

I've played for a couple of months (lvl 31) and think it is very immersive. The epic quests are great and have a great story and the lore is phenomonal. They put tons of little things in the book to actually make it feel like you are their helping the fight against Sauron.  I love htis game and will be here for a long time.

I agree the best way to play LOTRO is to take it all in and play slowly. Not just run around a fast as you can skipping the dialoge and getting all the quests as soon a possible. It really makes you appreciate all Turbine has done in this game to make it feel real and be just like the books.